Be a catalyst for science-based public policy in agriculture, food systems, and rural communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $662K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $2.1M
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.5M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.4M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
59%
Net assets
$4.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$4.4M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.2M
Net assets
$4.3M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$778K
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2009.

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Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $2.5M Management & general 37% · $1.6M Fundraising 4% · $154K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

38 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$441,606Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Programs & Strategic Impact
$170,740Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Policy & Programs
$169,617Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance
$159,988Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Iec/Secretary
$156,695Pt VII · Sec A
Director of External Relations
$105,325Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (until June 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shari Rogge-Fidler’s $442K as President & CEO is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shari Rogge-Fidler$441,606$440,371$453,750$355,389$69,808
Megan Provost————$227,129
Tim Brennan$170,740$173,442$174,988$163,995$194,875
Amy Keane$159,988$172,869$174,482$163,909$112,448
Martha King$169,617$161,840$154,722$158,142—
Todd Price$156,695$146,900$122,517——
Constance Cullman————$142,073
Mary M Thompson————$123,747

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Convened virtual workshop on issues facing beginning farmers, promoted access to mental health and other resources to farmers and their families, expanded our next generation programming for young farmers, young agri-food leaders and agricultural students and conducted workshops on agricultural productivity growth, us eu trade issues and…

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

The round table, a program of farm foundation, is an invitational group of agricultural and agribusiness leaders from across the food system and across the united states and canada. They meet twice a year to discuss evolving issues facing agriculture, the food system, and rural regions.

$751Kprogram expense
03

Hosted a series of farm foundation forums to promote discussion of critical issues impacting agriculture, the food system and rural communities.

$57Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$415K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$1.6M
Fundraisingcol D$154K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
38
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$777K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$415K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
SavingsLn 2$676K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M
Other assetsLn 15$75K
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$363K$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$963K$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M$4.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$597K$154K$417K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$960K$451K$454K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$242K$94K$135K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$116K$45K$65K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$43K$43K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$674K$505K$168K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$7K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$110K$78K$26K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$32K$31K$916
OccupancyLn 16$98K$38K$55K$5K
TravelLn 17$648K$635K$3K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$464K$440K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$134K$10K$118K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$5K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$2.5M$1.6M$154K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.4M$4.2M$177K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.7M$3.7M$959K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$3.3M$601K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.8M$2.4M$1.4M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.3M$2.1M$200K$778K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,396,849 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,275,055$3,948,870
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $408,715$415,085
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,036$23,298
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$9,596
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,697,806$4,396,849
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,837,215$1,915,809
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,901,455$2,304,064
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,738,670$4,219,873
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $959,136$176,976
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,396,849 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,967,455
VIII-1e Government grants$777,044
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,204,371
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,948,870
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $415,085$415,085
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,298$23,298
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $9,596$9,596
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $415,085 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $32,894$4,396,849
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,219,873 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $153,780 · Management $417,234 · Fundraising $26,349$597,363
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $451,148 · Management $453,781 · Fundraising $55,443$960,372
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $93,961 · Management $135,291 · Fundraising $12,704$241,956
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,093 · Management $64,928 · Fundraising $6,097$116,118
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $43,360$43,360
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,049$21,049
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $505,434 · Management $168,148$673,582
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,436 · Management $11,169$18,605
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $77,601 · Management $26,294 · Fundraising $5,679$109,574
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $31,411 · Management $916$32,327
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,926 · Management $54,608 · Fundraising $5,128$97,662
IX-17 TravelPrograms $634,841 · Management $2,864 · Fundraising $9,889$647,594
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $439,874 · Fundraising $24,359$464,233
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $28,937$28,937
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $25,395$25,395
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,813 · Management $118,306 · Fundraising $5,982$134,101
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $5,254 · Fundraising $2,391$7,645
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,488,318 · Management $1,577,534 · Fundraising $154,021$4,219,873
Part X · Balance sheet $6,803,094 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,425,965$1,682,044
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $455,432$675,633
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $522,208$178,762
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $137,745$190,911
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $216,077$101,552
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $362,535$3,899,128
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,012,524$75,064
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,132,486$6,803,094
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $626,934$207,343
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $163,475$171,805
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $172,415$2,077,308
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $962,824$2,456,456
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,333,521$3,661,806
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,836,141$684,832
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,169,662$4,346,638
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,132,486$6,803,094
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,346,638 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,396,849
XI-2 Total expenses$4,219,873
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$176,976
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,169,662
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,346,638

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